silteán
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
silteán m (genitive singular silteáin, nominative plural silteáin)
- small drain or channel
- rivulet, rill
- Alternative form of silteánach (“dead-and-alive person; thin, emaciated, person”)
Declension
Declension of silteán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- silteán draenála (“drainage gully”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
silteán | shilteán after an, tsilteán |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “silteán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “silteán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “silteán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024